The one-time FIFA World Cup champions England are one of the top teams in the football world to qualify for the FIFA World Cup from UEFA. England qualified for the 2026 edition in style by winning all the matches of UEFA Qualifiers. England are among the favourite teams in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The passionate football country has a rich history in the World Cup.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2026, let’s check out some of England’s crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Fair Play Trophy
England’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
16/22 | 74 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 43.24 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1966 (finished as Champions)
Best Result: Champions (1966)
England’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Not a FIFA member |
1934 | Italy | Not a FIFA member |
1938 | France | Not a FIFA member |
1950 | Brazil | Group Stage |
1954 | Switzerland | Quarter-finals |
1958 | Sweden | Group Stage |
1962 | Chile | Quarter-finals |
1966 | England | Champions |
1970 | Mexico | Quarter-finals |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Second Group Stage |
1986 | Mexico | Quarter-finals |
1990 | Italy | Fourth Place |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Round of 16 |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Quarter-finals |
2006 | Germany | Quarter-finals |
2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Fourth Place |
2022 | Qatar | Quarter-finals |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for England
Last Champions: 1966
Last Runners-up: Never
Last Finalists: 1966
Last Fourth Place: 2018
Last Third Place: None
Last Semi-finals exit: 2018
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2022
Last Round of 16 exit: 2010
Last Group Stage exit: 2014
Last Failed to Qualify: 1994
England’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
6-1 vs Panama in 2018 | 4-1 vs Germany in 2010 |
6-2 vs Iran in 2022 | 4-2 vs Uruguay in 1954 |
3-0 vs Poland in 1986 | 3-1 vs Brazil in 1962 |
England’s FIFA Fair Play Trophy
1990, 1998 (jointly with France), and 2022
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
World Record
Awards (only official competition awards)
Most FIFA World Cup editions for England
Bobby Charlton was named in four editions (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970), but didn’t play a game in 1958.
Top 5 most appearances for England in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Peter Shilton | 17 |
Terry Butcher | 14 |
Bobby Charlton | 14 |
Ashley Cole | 14 |
Bobby Moore | 14 |
Top 5 most goals for England in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Gary Lineker | 10 |
Harry Kane* | 8 |
Geoff Hurst | 5 |
Bobby Charlton | 4 |
Michael Owen | 4 |
*Still playing
World Record from England
Goalkeeper with most FIFA World Cup matches without conceding a goal: Along with French goalie Fabien Barthez, Peter Shilton also holds the record for most FIFA World Cup matches without conceding a goal (10 matches).
England’s FIFA World Cup Awards (only official competition awards)
Gary Lineker (Golden Shoe 1986)
Harry Kane (Golden Boot 2018)
Michael Owen (FIFA Young Player Award 1998)
